“You may have the universe, if I may have Italy” – Giuseppe Verdi As 2017 comes to a close, I…

Hands down, May is my favorite month in Rome.  Perhaps it’s because I get two long weekends off between Italian…

Its beginning to feel like winter in Rome.  The temperatures are finally dipping, but Christmas decorations are not up yet…

One of my favorite restaurants in Rome is ironically a Lebanese place.  Despite my obsession with Spaghetti alle Vongole (and…

I didn’t understand all the hype about the Roman staple pasta dish – Cacio e Pepe – until I tried…

A co-worker invited me to tag along for an Easter dinner she organized for friends visiting from California at Pierluigi’s…

After a some time in Rome, your palette quickly begins to distinguish between the good and the run of the…

On the first Sunday in March, my friends and I decided to take advantage of the Italian government’s Domenica al…